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Patrick Stewart

In an interview with BBC Radio 4 before his death, Mr Lee said: "I think the thing I'm proudest of is that somehow or other I helped to make comics a form of literary enjoyment for intelligent people as well as young children.

"When I got into the field, nobody but very young kids and illiterate adults were reading comics.

"Parents didn't even like their children to read comics because they were poorly written and most publishers said just give me action on every page.

"So if I've had anything to do with the fact that they're now a legitimate art form and story telling form I'm rather proud of that."